I’ve been thinking about what to say on Monday in Warsaw: at the “Energy Security in Central & Eastern Europe” conference. As soon as I saw the title of my panel: “Does EU Climate Policy Need Evolution or Revolution? What Should We Change in the European Green Deal?” I accepted! This question goes beyond politics – left, right or center – it is a pressing matter for European energy security
Then, I recalled my syndicated interview with Polish AP’s Arthur Ciechanowicz (Brussels) this February. It’s exactly what I should say in Warsaw (see below: LHS in EN, RHS in PL), especially given President Von der Leyen’s choices of long-time anti-nuclear politicians to be her top commissioners for climate and (re)industrialization (Teresa Ribera), and for energy (Dan Jørgensen). (**Details in footnotes). See what you think.
* Footnotes: References on new EU Commissioners’ anti-nuclear attitudes:
In their just-completed confirmation hearings, the new Executive Vice President, Teresa Ribera, and Energy Commissioner Johanson, showed distain for nuclear energy such that one has to conclude they will obstruct Poland and other CEE Member states’ pragmatic plans to install new, large-scale, proven-technology Generation III+ reactors (e.g., AP1000, EPR or APR1400). Approximately 59 of these are currently under construction worldwide. See their responses on nuclear energy in the hearings:
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